PART IIMOVEMENTS WITHIN THE UNION OF KEPT TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AND HATCHING EGGS

CHAPTER 6 Requirements for movements of kept terrestrial animals into confined establishments

Article 63Requirements for movements of kept terrestrial animals from establishments other than confined establishments into a confined establishment

1.

Operators shall only move kept terrestrial animals other than primates coming from establishments other than a confined establishment into a confined establishment in compliance with the following requirements:

(a)

the animals are subjected to quarantine for a period appropriate for the diseases listed for the species to be moved and in any case of at least 30 days and during this period they are kept:

either

  1. (i)

    prior to their movement, in an approved quarantine establishment or in quarantine facilities of another confined establishment;

    or

  2. (ii)

    after their movement, in a quarantine facility of the confined establishment of final destination;

(b)

the animals show no clinical signs or suspicion of diseases listed for the species at the time of movement;

(c)

the animals fulfil the requirements for identification laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 relevant for the species;

(d)

the animals fulfil the requirements for vaccination, treatment or testing laid down in this Regulation applicable for the movement of the animals.

2.

Operators shall only move kept primates to a confined establishment in compliance with rules that are at least as strict as those referred to in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Edition 2018, in Articles 5.9.1 to 5.9.5 with regard to quarantine measures applicable to primates and in Article 6.12.4 with regard to quarantine requirements for primates from an uncontrolled environment, and such movement has been authorised

(a)

in the case of movement within a Member State, by the competent authority of that Member State,

or

(b)

in the case of movement to another Member State, by an agreement of the competent authority of Member State of origin and the competent authority of Member State of destination.